{"id":747,"date":"2017-08-09T08:52:48","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T00:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/08\/09\/chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups\/"},"modified":"2017-08-09T08:52:48","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T00:52:48","slug":"chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s New Rules Regulate Online Chat Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>China has issued new rules on instant messaging chat groups, regulating online discussions.   Administrators of online groups in China should manage their groups properly, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>China has issued new rules on instant messaging chat groups, regulating online discussions.&nbsp;&nbsp; Administrators of online groups in China should manage their groups properly, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"1.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/For2rDX1A1-HCY0haskLyvHLgIQQ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"331.3125\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups\/#Photo_cgtncom\" title=\"Photo : cgtn.com\">Photo : cgtn.com<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups\/#Photo_VCG_Photo\" title=\"Photo: VCG Photo\">Photo: VCG Photo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/chinas-new-rules-regulate-online-chat-groups\/#Photo_Internet\" title=\"Photo: Internet\">Photo: Internet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_cgtncom\"><\/span>Photo : cgtn.com<br \/><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>According to the new regulation, group administrators should regulate the conduct of their group members and the information posted in groups in accordance with the law, user agreements and conventions.<\/p>\n<p>Providers of information services should fulfill their responsibility to manage online information, and should have professional and technical capability conforming to the scale of their services, the regulations read.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FuFhIBShaAmz-iUf8By8VAiq9o3N?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_VCG_Photo\"><\/span>Photo: VCG Photo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Service providers should verify the real identities of group members, and set up a credibility rating system, while taking measures to protect users&#8217; personal information.<\/p>\n<p>The rules, which take effect on October 8, will cover platforms in China, such as Tencent&#8217;s WeChat and QQ, Sina Weibo, Baidu&#8217;s Tieba and Alibaba&#8217;s Alipay chat. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.png\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fv7UbHowUOKiMF-DGDc3CWgzuOdJ?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"589\" height=\"535.656603773585\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Internet\"><\/span>Photo: Internet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>They were asked to step up monitoring of and management on the content released. <\/p>\n<p>WeChat boasts more than 800 million users, while Weibo has about 200 million active users.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"China has issued new rules on instant messaging chat groups, regulating online discussions. 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